The Ultimate F1 Championship (Part 2)


The Ultimate F1 Championship (Part 2)

An Article By Brian Cotnoir

Welcome Back!  If you enjoyed my last article, then I really hope you’ll enjoy part 2 of my Ultimate F1 Championship.  So the teams have been decided by country and the Pre-Season Rankings have been announced let’s see how all 13 of these teams would do in a 25 race season; a mixture of Present Days Grand Prix and Former Grand Prix Circuits, just to keep things interesting.  Points Scoring Was determined in the following Way.

·         Top 3 finishers are determined by highest number wins at a Grand Prix Circuit.
·         In the event two drivers tie for a spot for most wins at a Grand Prix, then the tie breaker will factor in what driver had the highest number of podiums in that Grand Prix (and in the rare event there is a tie there too, the tie breaker will go to the driver with the highest average finish)
·         Only the Top 3 receive points and the points are based on the Present Day Points for the Top 3 (1st=25 Pts, 2nd= 18 pts, 3rd=15 pts). 
·         1 Bonus point will be added to the driver and constructors final championship score for each podium finish.
·         This is ALL MY OPINION AND JUST FOR FUN.  If you think you have a much better points system or would have done scoring a different way, let me know, I’m generally interested into how you would have scored this championship.

So without further ado here’s how I believe this season would play out:

Race #1- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The season starts off in Abu Dhabi and the early greats like Fangio, Ascari, and Brabham have a difficult time adjusting to these modern circuits. The race is dominated by present day drivers and the Top 3 is Lewis Hamilton, then Sebastian Vettel, followed by Kimi Raikonen

Race #2- Argentine Grand Prix

The early greats rebound in the second race of the season; Juan Manuel Fangio wins his home Grand Prix, with North American drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Mario Andretti also finishing on the podium, surprising everyone.


Race #3- Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix is dominated by Michael Schumacher with local hero Jack Brabham bringing it home in second, and finally Schumacher’s teammate Sebastian Vettel bringing her home in 3rd.

Race #4- Austrian Grand Prix

Alain Prost wins the Austrian Grand Prix at the A1/Red Bull Ring with Michael Schumacher close behind in 2nd and Alan Jones taking a surprising 3rd place finish, giving Team Australia back-to-back podium finishes.


Race #5- Bahrain Grand Prix

In the 5th race of the Season Sebastian Vettel becomes the 5th different winner of the season in Bahrain, he is followed by driver Fernando Alonso who gives Team Spain their first points of the season, and then Lewis Hamilton in third

Race #6- Belgian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher dominates the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Franco champs leading every lap of the race, and becoming the first repeat winner of the season.  He is followed up by Ayrton Senna in 2nd and Kimi Raikonen in 3rd place.


Race #7- Brazilian Grand Prix

Alain Prost takes a surprising win in the Brazilian Grand Prix, followed by Michael Schumacher and 2nd.  Although neither Team Brazil driver, Senna or Piquet, are able to finish on the podium in their home Grand Prix, fellow South American Carlos Reutemann finishes on podium in 3rd place.

Race #8- British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton wins his home Grand Prix in front of an excited British Crowd at Silverstone.  He is followed fellow F1 legends Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher


Race #9- Canadian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher wins the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after a race long battle with 2nd place finisher Lewis Hamilton.  Nelson Piquet Sr, earns his first points of the season with a 3rd place finish.

Race #10- Chinese Grand Prix

The Chinese Grand Prix is dominated by young talent in the race.  Lewis Hamilton finishes first with Fernando Alonso coming in second and Kimi Raikonen finishing 3rd in the race.

Race #11- Dutch Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart shocks everyone by winning the Dutch Grand Prix, he is followed up by Team Austria driver Nikki Lauda, who scores his team’s first points of the season.  Jack Brabham has his best finish since his home Grand Prix in Australia taking home the 3rd place points.


Race #12- French Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher wins the French Grand Prix, much to the chagrin of Team France driver Alain Prost who has to settle for 2nd place.  Juan Manuel Fangio has another impressive run, finishing 3rd in the French Gand Prix

Race #13- German Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher goes back to back winning his home Grand Prix, he’s followed by fan favorites Lewis Hamilton in 2nd, and Ayrton Senna in 3rd.

Race #14- Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton wins the Hungarian Grand Prix, preventing Michael Schumacher from winning three Grand Prix’s in a row.  Schumacher has to settle for 2nd, while Ayrton Senna claims another 3rd place finish.

Race #15- Italian Grand Prix

It’s the Schumacher and Hamilton show again at the Italian Grand Prix.  The two trade the lead throughout the race, but in the end Schumacher wins his 6th race of the season.  Hamilton has to settle for second, while Nelson Piquet Sr. squeaks by with a 3rd place finish

Race #16- Japanese Grand Prix

It’s Win #7 for Michael Schumacher in Japan at the Suzuka Circuit.  Hamilton is the meat inside a German Bread Sandwich as Sebastian Vettel brings it home in 3rd.

Race #17- Mexico Grand Prix

Alain Prost returns to form and scores the win in the Mexican Grand Prix of his former rival, Ayrton Senna.  Team Austria Driver Gerhard Berger scores his 1st points of the season with his 3rd place finish

Race #18- Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna was not going to be denied a victory at the Monaco Grand Prix; he led every lap of the race and one by a large margin over drivers Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost, who stood no chance of catching him in this race.


Race #19- Portuguese Grand Prix

Alain Prost wins his second Grand Prix in the past 3 races as he takes a comfortable lead and finishes ahead of rival Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger surprises the field again by taking a 3rd place finish.

Race #20- Russian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton once again wins the Russian Grand Prix, with Team Germany’s Sebastian Vettel finishing 2nd, and Team Finland’s Kimi Raikonen finishing 3rd once again.

Race #21- San Marino Grand Prix

Formula 1 returns to San Marino.  Michael Schumacher win’s his first race in the past 5 Grand Prix’s.  He’s followed by Team France’s Alain Prost and Team Brazil’s Ayrton Senna

Race #22- Singapore Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel wins his 2nd race of the season, but it wasn’t easy he had to hold off rivals Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso the entire race, but he wins on the lit up Night Streets of Singapore


Race #23- Spanish Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso was hoping to capitalize on his success in Singapore and bring home a win at his home Grand Prix, but was no match for Michael Schumacher who won his season leading 9th Grand Prix of the Season.  Schumacher was followed by Lewis Hamilton in 2nd and Alain Prost in 3rd

Race #24- United States Grand Prix

The Penultimate Grand Prix was run at Austin’s Circuit of the America’s.  Lewis Hamilton cruised to an easy win followed by Michael Schumacher and Carlos Reutemann earned his first points for Brazil.

Race #25- United States Grand Prix West.

The Ultimate Formula 1 Season wraps up with a 2nd consecutive race in the United States, with the F1 teams returning to the streets of Long Beach.  Team Australia’s Alan Jones, shocks everyone by winning the final race of the season, it’s his first points of the season and Team Australia’s first points since the Dutch Grand Prix.   Jones is the 8th different winner of the season, and is followed by Nikki Lauda who finishes it in 2nd and Mario Andretti delights the home crowd by bringing it home in 3rd place.


Top 5 World Drivers Championships

1.) Michael Schumacher (9 wins, 15 podiums)…….. 345 Points
2.) Lewis Hamilton (5 wins, 12 podiums)……………... 260 Points
3.) Alain Prost (4 wins, 9 Podiums)…………………….. 163 Points
4.) Sebastian Vettel (2 wins, 6 Podiums)…………….. 122 Points
5.) Ayrton Senna (1 win, 5 podiums)……………………. 99 Points

Top 5 World Constructors Championships

1.) TEAM GERMANY (Schumacher & Vettel)………….. 467 Points
2.) TEAM GREAT BRITAIN (Hamilton & Stewart)……. 286 Points
3.) TEAM FRANCE (Prost & Arnoux)……………………… 163 Points
4.) TEAM BRAZIL (Senna & Piquet Sr.)………………….. 131 Points
5.) TEAM AUSTRIA (Lauda & Berger)……………………. 70 Points.

*BONUS STATS*

4 Drivers tied for 12th place with 32 points each
Only 17 of the 26 drivers scored points

Alain Prost scored all of Team France’s Points, still finished 3rd in the Drivers & Constructors Championship.

Team Austria finished 2 places higher than their Pre-Season Points Ranking

Team Italy and Team Belgium are the only teams who failed to score any points.

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